Fluid-thermo-valve



J. M. K1N@ 290999811 FLUID THERMO VALVE med sept. 2, 1951 5 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR.

Nev. 23 EQS' J. M. KENG 2,099,811

FLUID THERMO VALVE Filed Sept. 2, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

J. M. KHNG FLUD THERMO VALVE Filed Sept. 2, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to temperature regulating devices for roller mills, especially to that type employed in the manufacture of rubber and like resinous substances; to mechanisms used in coating and calendering fabrics, and to all devices wherein the control and regulation of temperature is desirable.

The objects of the device, when associated with rubber-manufacturing mills and appurtenances thereto, are as follows:

The .automatic control and regulation of the temperature of the cooling medium, and its reduction in quantity; the availability of that ideal temperature during the process of manufacture, essential to a product of maximum quality; the acquirement and maintenance of predetermined fluid-temperature for, practically, all purposes, automatically effected.

The invention contemplates a fluid, temperature regulating device, adapted to automatically maintain an elective predetermined temperature; and to automatically function by means of internal pressure. To produce such an effect, the invention comprehends a thermostatic member, a primary valve electrically operated, a pressure chamber and an outlet valve.

The invention consists in the construction and combination oi parts hereinafter set forth and more particularly described in the detailed specication and pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is here made to my Patent Number 1,894,618 dated January 1v, 1933, Rubber mili cooling device.

Throughout the various drawings, like vnumerals designate like parts.

Figure 1 is a plan View of a fluid thermo-valve embodying the invention.

Figure-2 is a, View of a longitudinal section on the line y-y of Figure 1Y disclosing an internal view of a thermostatic coil, piston valve, other members and their arrangement,

Figure 3 is a view of a lateral section on the line e-z of Figure l, illustrating the manner of mounting the thermostatic coil, and its cooperating members to effect electrical contact.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatical view of the uid thermo-valve, installed on a rubber mill; showing means to circulate fluid, thermo-valve position and general pipe disposition.

Figure 5 is a partial view in section, showing a manner of mounting the thermostatic coil and the use oi a packing member to prevent leak.

Figure 6 is a sectional view of a balanced valve, designated in the specification as an initial-valve.

Figure 7 is a sectional View of a common valve designated in the specication as an initialy' such admission. *f5

'Ihe fluid thermo-valve is parallelogrammatic in form and comprises a housing 8, and an inletmember 9 removably attached to the said housing and held in fluid-tight relation therewith by screw-threaded engagement. A suitable recess is machined in the said inlet-member for the reception of a strainer I0.

A valve-seated opening I I is formed in, approximately, the bottom side of the end of the said housing, opposite to the said inlet-member, and ,j an annular valve-fitting slide-Way I2 is machined above, and concentric With, the said valve-seated opening for the reception of a piston valve I3; the said piston-valve comprising a packing-grooved, circular-piston I4, astem I5, and an attachablevalve I6 designed to register with the said valveseated opening. A central opening, longitudinally drilled throughout the length of the said pistonvalve, constitutes an escape-vent l'I to atmospheric pressure. On the top side of the said housing and concentric with the said piston-valve, is formed a pressure-chamber I8, inclosed by a removable-lid I9, held thereto by screw-thread engagement, the top surface of the said circularpiston being adapted to form the bottom side. of such chamber. A screw-threaded recess 20 is centrally formed in the said removable-lid and therein mounted a threaded adjusting-rod 2l held in fluid-tight relation therewith by a packing-nut 22, and adapted to open the-said attachable-valve, by contacting with the said circular-piston.

Adjacent to the said pressure-chamber, on the top surface of the said housing, is formed a magnet-chamber 23, in Whichis, centrally and removably, positioned an initial-valve 24. The parts.. of the common valve Figure 7 are designated 26a, 21a and 24a. The said initial valve 24 being held fluid-tight` in the said magnet-chamber by screwthread engagement, the said initial-valve being communicable with the interior 25 of the saidrhousing. An. armature 26 carrying a valve-rod 2'I of the said initial-valve, is movably mounted n the said magnet-chamber, and adapted to be actuated by an electro-magnet 28, iixedly positioned in an inclosing-lid 29, which, removably and fluid-tightly incloses the said magnet-chamber by means of screw-threads. A communicating passage 39 is formed in the dividing Wall of the said pressure-chamber and the said magnetchamber.

A boss 3| is formed on the bottom side of the said housing and provided with a screw-threaded recess to the interior of the said housing for the reception of a fluid circulating-pipe 32 adapted to connect with a iluid source 33 and form a circulating passage. A fluid-flow regulating member 34 is positioned in the outlet-end 35 of the said housing, concentric with the said valveseated opening, and by means of screw-thread engagement with the said outlet-end, is adapted to limit the downward motion of the said pistonvalve. A boss 36 is formed on the top surface of the said housing and suitably machined for the fluid-tight reception of a thermometer 31.

A thermostatic coil 38 is laterally suspended in the said housing, xedly mounted on a rotatable-shaft 39, the ends thereof being of coneshape form and supported by suitably formed openings in the walls of the said housing. A rod 40 is positioned in the said housing, parallel with the axis of the said thermostatic coil and provided with a member 4l, rotatably mounted thereon to releasably engage with immovable contact the outer end 42 of the coil of the said thermostatic coil, to prevent its tendency to rotate when subjected to the influence of heat. 'Ihe end 43 of the rotatable-shaft 39 is provided with a spring-rest member 44 positioned in a support-opening 45. The opposite-end 45 of the rotatable-shaft 39 is mounted in a valveseated member 41, positioned, uuid-tight, in a support-opening 48, and adapted by means oi the spring-rest member 4,4 and internal fluid pressure, to register, in fluid-tight relation, with the `valve-seated member 41.` An extension 4G (see Fig. 3) of the rotatable-shaft 39 is adapted to pass through the Valve-seated member 41 and into a dial-chamber 53 formed on an exterior Y sider of the housing 8. Y

An electrical contact-arm 5! is mounted on the extension 49 and designed to rotate with the rotatable-shaft 39 when the thermostatic coil is actuated by a change in temperature. A calibrated disk-dial 52 is positioned in the dialchamber 50 and adapted to rotate. An electrical dial-contact member 53 is carried on the inside surface of the disk-dial 52 and rigidly held thereto by screw-thread engagement with a manipulating knob 54 centrally positioned on the exterior of the disk-dial 52. An electrical chamber-contact member 55 (see Fig. l) is firmly attached to the inside Wall-surface of the dialchamber 50 by means of screw thread engagement with a terminal-member 55, positioned in the Wall of the dial-chamber 5!) (see Fig. 3) and designed to join with an electrical lead-wire 5g. The chamber-contact member 55 (see Fig. .1) is designed to press, with yielding resistance, on the dial-contact member 55, which is adapted to contact with the contact-arrnvl (see Fig. 3) when the said thermostatic coil is influenced by K temperature-change.

:electro-magnet 28; thence the lead-wire 59 is ,the cover 6l.

made connective with the electro-magnet 28 and an electric light 62 positioned in the top side of Leading from the electro-magnet 28 and the electric bulb 52, the lead-wire 59 communicates with a binding post 53 also fashioned on the top side of the cover Si! and thence connects with the terminal-member 56 (see Fig. l). It is to be observed that when the circuit is closed by the contacting members, viz. contactarm 5i and dial-contact member 53, the contactarm becomes the return or ground part of the circuit, communicating the 1. R. drop current to the metal of the thermo-valve. The minus wire (not shown) of the generator or other electrical source may, therefore, beL attached to any metal or piping which is in touch with the thermo-valve. rinroughout the electrical installation it is to be noted that suitable insulation has been employed as evidenced by the character of crosshatching.

' The initial-valve 24, Fig. 6, positioned in the magnet-chamber 23 is of the balanced type. An annular, concentric opening is longitudinally formed in its body for the reception of a valverod 21; a central, longitudinal opening 64 is formed throughout the length of the valve-rod A serricircular-opening is laterally formed through the lower portion of the valvebody to admit fluid from the interior 25 (see Fig. 2) an opening 65 is made laterally through the lower portion of the valve-rod 21 to communicate with its longitudinal opening 64 and the semicircular-opening 65 of the valve body. A lateral opening or chamber $1 is formed in the extreme portion o1^ the valve body and made communicable with the central, longitudinal opening 54 of the valve-rod 21 and also connective with opening 58 and opening 69 formed longitudinally in the valve body, such openings having an outlet to the magnet-chamber 23 and providing facility for an equalized pressure on the lower and upper ends of the valve-rod 21.k l

ward position of the valve-rodZl' by contacting with the 'top of the initial-valve 24 and in such l downward position closes the opening 35 of the valve-rod 21, thus preventing the entrance of fluid to the magnet-chamber 23 from the interior 25.

The initial-valve 24, Fig. v, is of the common type. Similar in form to that of Fig. 6, a central, longitudinal opening is iormed in the valve body for the reception of a valve-rod 1i), having a conically shaped valve-end 1l, adapted to seat in an opening 12 formed in and near the bot- 'I tom side oi the valve body. A chamber 13 is formed around and above the opening 12 and adapted to communicate with the magnet-chamber 23 by parallel openings 14 and 15. The

larmature 25 illustrated in Fig. 6 is adapted to engage the upper end of the valve-rod 10 and to lift it oli its seat against a helical spring (not shown) when magnetically energized. When the thermo-valve is to be subjected to unusually high pressure the balanced valve shown in Fig. 6 should be used as the initial valve.

When associated with a rubber mill, the fluid movement and functioning of the thermo-valve which under magnetic iniluif are as follows: The cooling medium, water under u pressure, enters the mill roll 51 (see Fig. 4) by conduit means from the fluid source 33, emerges therefrom and by similar means enters the therino-valve via its inlet-member 9; thence the cooling medium enters a circulating pipe 16, and pressure due to the rotary motion of the roll mill 51 and the process of convection, thevcooling medium is returned to the mill roll 51; thus vcausing a circulation of the cooling medium through the mill roll 51 and the said thermo-A valve, to approximate, in the thermo-valve, the` temperature obtaining in the said mill roll. A check valve 58 is interposed in the circulating line to prevent a reverse fluid flow while the thermo-valve is discharging. Should it be desired to operate the mill at a predetermined temperature for the cooling medium, viz.: 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the manner of setting the valve comprehends a clockwise movement of the dial-disk 52 so that the dial-contact member 53 (see Figs. 1 and 3) will keep out of touch with the contact-arm I. When the desired degree of temperature is indicated by the thermometer 37 mounted in the boss 36 of the said thermovalve, the disk-dial 52 is rotated counter-clockwise until the electric bulb 62 is lighted in response to such direction of movement. The light signal indicates that the dial-contact member 53 is in contact with the contact-arm 5I (see Fig. 3). The electric circuit is now closed. The current emanating from its source passes along the lead-wire 59 to the binding post 60, thence through the electro-magnet 28 and the electric bulb 62, which are wired in parallel, to the binding post 63; thence the current passes to the terminal-member 56, to chamber-contact 55, dial-contact member 53 and thence to contact-arm 5I (see Figs. 4, l and 3) whence it is grounded to the minus, return wire (not shown).

In response to the closed electric circuit described, the electro-magnet 28 becomes energized and attracts to its poles the valve member armature 26. The initial-valve 24 is thereby opened and fluid under pressure passes from the interior 25 via the opened initial-valve 24 to the magnetohamber 23 (see Fig. 2) and thence via passage 30 to the pressure chamber I8. It will be noted that the pressure in the pressure-chamber I8, under this condition, would be approximately equal to that of the interior 25. The upward pressure tendency of the circular-piston I4 and attachable-valve I6 would thereby be neutralized, and the pressure in the interior 25 would press downwardly against the attachable-valve IB and Y cause it to open. By this means a fluid-discharge of the thermo-valve is effected, which continues until a temperature-change in the cooling medium causes the thermostatic coil to contract and correspondingly move the contact-arm 5I out of touch with the dial-contact member 53 and thus open the electric circuit. When the circuit is opened, the electro-magnet 28 becomes demagnetized, the armature 26 falls and closes the initial-valve 24; pressure, in the pressure-chamber I8, becomes atmospheric and that of the interior 25 serves to force the circular-piston I4 upward, the remaining fluid in the pressurechamber I8 escaping through the escape-vent I'I. The upward movement, it will be seen, closes the opening I I with the attachable-valve I6, and in this manner stops the fluid discharge.

The escape-vent I'I of the piston-valve I3 provides a constant means for the escape of fluid and thereby facilitates the closing upward movement of the piston-valve by releasing the remaining fluid in the pressure-chamber I8 when the initial-valve 24 closes. Therefore, when the initial-valve 24 is functioning, the resulting pressure in the pressure-chamber I8 does not equal that obtaining in the interior 25. The difference, however, is designed to be small, so that the piston-valve is approximately balanced. When this condition is present the pressure in the interior 25 is applicable to the attachablevalve I6.

While it is believed the description and the drawings herein made and disclosed represent the invention in a practical and acceptable form, it is not intended or desired that the protection sought shall limit the invention to such form and detail but shall comprehend its essentials.

What I claim as new is:

1. A uid thermo-valve comprising a unit body having an inlet, an outlet, and an outlet valve, the said unit body having therein an occluded housing having therein an electric switch, the said unit body having therein a magnet adapted to cause operation of said outlet valve, the said switch and magnet being in series in an electric circuit, the said unit body having therein a thermostatic element mechanically connected to operate said switch.

2. A fluid thermo-valve comprising a unit body having an inlet, an outlet, and an outlet valve, the said unit body having therein an occluded housing having therein an electric switch, the said unit body having therein a magnet adapted to cause operation of said outlet valve, the said switch and magnet being in series in an electric circuit, the said unit body having therein a thermostatic element mechanically connected to operate said switch in response to temperaturechange.

JOSEPH MARION KING. 

